A tipsy passenger in eastern China accidentally paid his cab driver 100 times the fare for a ride home last week, according to the local traffic authority.

The man paid his bill via a mobile payment app in Hefei city in Anhui province, and the driver only spotted the mistake an hour later when he was checking his accounts at the end of the shift, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Tuesday.

The report said the man had been charged 14.90 yuan (US$2.27) for the journey – but entered a figure of 1,499 yuan when making the payment.